Rio Grande do Sul (UK: /ËŒriË uË ËŒÉ¡rændi duË ËˆsÊŠl/, US:
/ËŒriË uË ËŒÉ¡rÉ'Ë ndi duË ËˆsuË l/, Portuguese: [ËˆÊ iw
ËˆÉ¡É¾É ÌƒdÊ'i du ˈsuw] (listen);[a] lit. '"Great River of the
South"') is a state in the southern region of Brazil. It is the
fifth-most-populous state and the ninth largest by area. Located in
the southernmost part of the country, Rio Grande do Sul is bordered
clockwise by Santa Catarina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic
Ocean to the east, the Uruguayan departments of Rocha, Treinta y Tres,
Cerro Largo, Rivera and Artigas to the south and southwest, and the
Argentine provinces of Corrientes and Misiones to the west and
northwest. The capital and largest city is Porto Alegre. The state has
the highest life expectancy in Brazil, and the crime rate is
relatively low compared to Brazilian national average. Despite the
high standard of living, unemployment is still high in the state, as
of 2017. The state has 5,4% of the Brazilian population and it's
responsible for 6,6% of the Brazilian GDP.The state has a gaucho
culture like its foreign neighbors. Before the arrival of Portuguese
and Spanish settlers, it was inhabited mostly by the Guarani and
Kaingang peoples (with smaller populations of Charrúa and Minuano).
The first Europeans there were Jesuits, followed by settlers from the
Azores. In the 19th century it was the scene of conflicts including
the Farroupilha Revolution and the Paraguayan War. Large waves of
German and Italian migration have shaped the state.Rio Grande do Sul
is bordered to the northeast by the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina,
to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Uruguay,
and to the northwest by the Argentine provinces of Corrientes and
Misiones.
/ËŒriË uË ËŒÉ¡rÉ'Ë ndi duË ËˆsuË l/, Portuguese: [ËˆÊ iw
ËˆÉ¡É¾É ÌƒdÊ'i du ˈsuw] (listen);[a] lit. '"Great River of the
South"') is a state in the southern region of Brazil. It is the
fifth-most-populous state and the ninth largest by area. Located in
the southernmost part of the country, Rio Grande do Sul is bordered
clockwise by Santa Catarina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic
Ocean to the east, the Uruguayan departments of Rocha, Treinta y Tres,
Cerro Largo, Rivera and Artigas to the south and southwest, and the
Argentine provinces of Corrientes and Misiones to the west and
northwest. The capital and largest city is Porto Alegre. The state has
the highest life expectancy in Brazil, and the crime rate is
relatively low compared to Brazilian national average. Despite the
high standard of living, unemployment is still high in the state, as
of 2017. The state has 5,4% of the Brazilian population and it's
responsible for 6,6% of the Brazilian GDP.The state has a gaucho
culture like its foreign neighbors. Before the arrival of Portuguese
and Spanish settlers, it was inhabited mostly by the Guarani and
Kaingang peoples (with smaller populations of Charrúa and Minuano).
The first Europeans there were Jesuits, followed by settlers from the
Azores. In the 19th century it was the scene of conflicts including
the Farroupilha Revolution and the Paraguayan War. Large waves of
German and Italian migration have shaped the state.Rio Grande do Sul
is bordered to the northeast by the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina,
to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Uruguay,
and to the northwest by the Argentine provinces of Corrientes and
Misiones.
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